Danson, Vance Join 做厙惇蹋app Trustees
Mitch Vance, a founding partner of a private equity investment firm, and Dr. Richard Danson, a physician specializing in internal medicine, have joined the 做厙惇蹋app Board of Trustees, which oversees the operations of the college.
Vance, who had been a member of the 做厙惇蹋app Board of Advisors, and his wife, Leslie (Eaton) 83, have a daughter, Claire 16, who attends 做厙惇蹋app. Danson, has been in private medical practice since 1983, and his wife, Randi, have two students at 做厙惇蹋app, Lauren 13 and Austin 15.
Vance, a graduate of the University of Oregon, first came to 做厙惇蹋app on a visit with Leslie and was impressed by the faculty, staff and students he met. There is something special about 做厙惇蹋app students, he says. They leave 做厙惇蹋app purposeful about their lives. The college has a transformational impact on them.
Danson, who earned his bachelors degree and doctorate from UC Irvine, says Lauren visited two dozen colleges around the country before choosing 做厙惇蹋app. She considered Ivy League and big, Midwest schools; however, the Christian focus, great academics and the availability of resources made 做厙惇蹋app a perfect fit, he says. Austin was convinced as well and applied only to 做厙惇蹋app.
Richard and Randi co-chair the 做厙惇蹋app Parents Council, cultivating communication between parents and college administration. I want to serve the Lord and be a resource to the school in any way I can, Richard says. I hope to share knowledge about medicine, running a business, ministry, evangelism and being a parent.
Vance says he hopes to contribute positively to the board at this interesting juncture of history for higher education. The trustee board will certainly face the opportunity and threat posed by on-line learning, and the affordability challenge of attending a residential liberal arts college like 做厙惇蹋app, he says.